Casual take on fine-dining at La Motte’s friendly new brasserie
AFTER a lengthy closure of the restaurant at La Motte in Franschhoek, the family farm of Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg re-opened its doors during the 2024/25 festive season, welcoming guests to a […]
New releases from La Motte: Chardonnay 2023, Syrah 2020
La Motte’s trusted pair of Syrah and Chardonnay are made exclusively from Franschhoek grapes, and you can taste it. “La Motte’s terroir contributes a beautiful creaminess and drinkability – even […]
La Motte releases new vintages of Sauvignon and Cabernet
With Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Youth Day all happening in May and June, family relationships are top of mind. As a result, it was difficult to miss the kinship […]
Cederberg Five Generations Cab declared Mondial ‘Revelation’
CONCOURS MONDIAL is based in Brussels, Belgium, however the mammoth competition is staged in various locations with the different types of wine judged at different times of the year. In […]
Garden Café and Artisanal Bakery open at La Motte, Franschhoek
NOPE! The La Motte Estate in Franschhoek is not closed. Although operations at the Pierneef restaurant and various other visitor attractions were suspended for renovations expected to be underway until […]
Franschhoek winelands checklist 2022: where to go, what to go for
JUST OVER an hour’s drive (around 80km) from Cape Town, the ‘French corner’ of the Cape winelands – east of Stellenbosch and Paarl – is one of the most […]
Hemel-en-Aarde’s Creation rated best wine tourism destination in SA
CELEBRATING excellence and innovation, the ‘Great Wine Capitals’ Best Of Wine Tourism Awards recognise the top experiences on offer to those visiting the 11 greatest wine regions of the world, […]
Highly rated South African wines at under R100 a bottle and still on sale!
THE 2019 Uber Value SA Wine Guide revisited – all of the prices updated following the annual general increases across the industry in March 2020, and excluding all of those […]